pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
(something) mixed with snow
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
individual; one by one; separate; each
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
product; produce; result; fruit
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to give directions; to issue instructions
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
influence (on someone); inspiration
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
casualties; the killed and wounded
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
earnestly; immediately; exactly
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
to spring at; to leap upon
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)