pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to smash down; to beat in
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
look of death; shadow of death
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to appease; to suppress; to calm
whispering into a person's ear
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to underrate; to make light of
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
stairs; stairway; staircase
(made of) stone; stone-built
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
measurement round the hips
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour