eardrum; tympanic membrane
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
little by little; bit by bit
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
vassals; retainers; followers
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more