life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
commencing with; including
enterprise; business; company; corporation
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
sanity; consciousness; soberness
near; close; beside; third person
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
embodiment; realization; materialization
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
how many people; a number of people
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)