human kindness; human weakness
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
prospects of victory; chances of success
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to be too numerous; to be too much
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to fly around; to scatter
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
number of times; frequency; count
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade