to look away; to avert one's eyes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
destruction; collapse; crumbling
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to jar; to creak; to grate
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
thickness; profundity; depth
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
all you want; as much as one wants
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
stale; hackneyed; cliched
thunderous roar; roaring sound
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
utmost limits; extremity; limit
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away