discipline; training; teaching manners
large number (of); many; majority
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
survival; survivor; relic
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
professor; teaching; instruction
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)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
curse; spell; malediction
magic sword; cursed sword
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
calamity; disaster; accident
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain