practice; practising; training; study
time around sunset; early evening
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to examine someone's expression
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
scenery; scene; landscape
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on