suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
endurance; perseverance; patience
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(good) teamwork; team play
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
in succession; one by one
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
soldier; combatant; warrior
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about