on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
by all means; at all costs
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
directly opposite; right in front
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
spine; backbone; spinal column
to jar; to creak; to grate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
out of character; unlike one
sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
occupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
five (long cylindrical things)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
extreme; extraordinary; rare; brilliant