one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to move forward; to move on
(opening of a) wound; cut
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to mind; to care; to worry
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
house where one was born; one's parents' house
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
a person without a single relative