surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to escape death; to be saved from death
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to show up; to appear; to turn up
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
vicious circle; vicious cycle
exemplar; model; example; pattern
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
entering a faith; joining a religion
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to complete decisively; to do to completion
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
refinement; elegance; sophistication; gracefulness
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to explain adequately; to be accountable
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
movie; film; motion picture
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)