noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to say no more; to sink into silence
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
armed might; military power; the sword; force
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)