maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
will not do; do not; does not
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
poor academic performance; underachievement
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
to be ill; to suffer from
mental illness; emotional disorder
-less; lacking; non-existing
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
decrease; reduction; decline
to transfer (esp. money in); to add (esp. money to an account); to reel in (e.g. net, fishing line)
100,000; hundred thousand
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
complete victory; total victory
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
beginning; opening; start; outset
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward