approval; approbation; endorsement
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
letting (someone) die without helping
why; how; for what reason
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
greater than ...; bigger ...
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
diversion; putting something to another use
dangerous position; peril
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
nothing but; none other than
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse