to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
Ochanomizu (Tokyo district); Ochanomizu (Kyogen play)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
solitude; loneliness; isolation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
as if it were about oneself
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
without sparing time for sleep
methods of writing; rules of good writing; writing style guide
of great promise; with a promising future
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
handbook; instruction book; manual
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
role; duty; position; part
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
with a start; with a jump
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back