song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
equality; impartiality; evenness
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
beyond comparison; incomparable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
business world; business circles; (the) industry
how many people; a number of people
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
distant place; faraway location; far away
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to claim victims; to leave casualties
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment