blow; shock; strike; batting
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
this and that; one thing or another
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
suffix for familiar person
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
radiant smile; contented smile
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
final; eventual; ultimate
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
that's a different matter; that's a different story
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct