the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to follow; to conform; to apply to
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
planning; project; plan; design
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to pick a fight; to find fault
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
decision; settlement; definition
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with