to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to forget completely; to leave behind
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
conviction; belief; confidence
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to tower over the surroundings
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped