crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in deep black; in jet black
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
feel (of a material); texture
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to push back; to press back; to force back
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
one after another; in rapid succession
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
pensive; meditative; wistful
sickroom; hospital room; ward
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
story; tale; talk; discussion
to flare up; to burst into flames
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open