to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
metal sake jug; sake warmer
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
state of selflessness; state of no-self; egoless state; state of total absorption; flow state; being in the zone
to put (something) back in its place; to replace; to reposition; to move (to another place)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
silkworm gut; fishing gut; artificial gut; gut fishing line
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
bright sunshine; broad daylight
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
like a decent person; human
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
for lack of anything better to do
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)