Harsh
Harsh adjective - Difficult to endure.
Threatening and harsh are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Harsh".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Harsh and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harsh" instead an adjective "Threatening".
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This is the main premise of +Anima, where people (usually children) receive animal-based powers when subjected to extremely harsh conditions, intense fear, and life-threatening dangers.
Source: Traumatic Superpower Awakening - More than a few Tom Waits song lyrics combine this with Harsh Vocals to make nonsense and dream imagery seem deeply threatening.
Source: Word Salad Horror - Toshiori Umesada, one of the 15 20th Seats of the 9th Division (or 20 15th seats, depending on the translation), is highly arrogant and tries to hit on Orihime while she's posing as a new recruit, threatening the similarly disguised Uryu with harsh punishment when he tells him off.
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