groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
original idea; originality
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
-less; lacking; non-existing
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while alive; during one's lifetime
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon