efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
inside the home; one's family
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
melody; section of a pop song; Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
anything and everything; just about everything
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
classical form of martial art
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
conviction; belief; confidence
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt