firm; strong; solid; stable
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to order; to command; to appoint
to cover a coffin; to die
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
simply; merely; only; solely
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
stone (used for throwing)