heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
preservation; retainment; keeping
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
instability; insecurity; crankiness
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
explosion; rupture; break off
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
presence (impressive quality)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
height (of body); stature
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
only; merely; but; no more than
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
at once; immediately; right now
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
strong person; the strong; the powerful
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood