to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
every single word and phrase; word by word
to squeeze out; to wring out
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
thousands; several thousand
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
naked eye; the physical eye
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to become dim; to become blurred
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
portrait; likeness; picture
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
quiet; still; surreptitious
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to complete decisively; to do to completion
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
growing thickly; growing densely
to grimace; to make a wry face
black lustre; black luster
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))