sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
root; joint; base; crotch
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
space; interval; space character; whitespace
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fast-talking; rapid talking
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
fate; destiny; predestination
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
love; attachment; lovesickness
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
blow; hit (on the body); beating
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded