no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
have to do; must; should; ought to
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
around the clock; day and night
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to be sooty; to be stained
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
striking; remarkable; considerable
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy