severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
pointing out; identification
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
human relations; personal relationships
one of these days; someday; one day
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(opening of a) wound; cut
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to get between; to be caught in
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
restoration; repair; mending
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
systematic; organized; organizational
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word