cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
and then; and so; and; so then
to cry and shout; to scream
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to count on one's fingers
to roll about; to writhe about
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
finish; finishing; finishing touches
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
maintaining the status quo
immediately; right away; on the spot
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation