deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
clearly; brightly; freshly
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
dead person; deceased person
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
remains; corpse; (dead) body
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
weird; disgusting; sickening
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat