Vice-Admiral (Maritime Self-Defence Force of Japan) (defense)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
piling shame on top of shame
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
progress; advance; improvement; development
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering