Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to beat to death; to kill
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to beat someone by ganging up on them
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
insight; power of observation
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
sea level; (surface of) sea
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
naturally; of course; understandably
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
but; however; even though; even if
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!