the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
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
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
twice; again; second time
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
emotional strength; force of will
toilet seat with bidet functions
to blow out; to spout out
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone