being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
place; position; location; position; standing; status
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
war; battle; match; game; competition
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
vitality; (one's) life force
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain