cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
tail (animal); tail end; tip
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to arrive home; to return
washing machine (laundry)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
telephone fee; telephone service charge
to telephone; to make a phone call
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
this and that; one thing or another
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice