the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
unfortunately; regrettably
existence; being; life; survival
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
training; drilling; strengthening
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
nothing but; none other than
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to ponder; to contemplate
successively; one after another
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
writing implement; writing tool
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to rock; to shake; to swing
right side; right-hand side
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange