painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
members; member; constituent
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
change; transition; vicissitudes
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
diagnosis; medical examination
to be born; to come into this world
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
in the same way as; just like
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
step; stride; counter for steps
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Son of God; child of an emperor
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up