emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
(opening of a) wound; cut
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
regret; repentance; remorse
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
commander; general; leader
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
crescent moon; young moon
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)