bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
regulation; adjustment; control
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
multi-; multi-post; multi-level marketing; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
diversion; distraction; feint
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
useless resistance; vain struggle
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management