to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
war situation; progress of a battle
organization; organisation; forming
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
series of battles; successive battles
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to revere; to respect; to worship
to use and then throw away
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
trial product; prototype model
throwaway; disposable; single-use
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
research institute; (research) laboratory
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role