going upstream; sailing against the current
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
global scale; worldwide scale
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
event; phenomenon; matter
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
form; shape; figure; visage
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
eternal recurrence; eternal return
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to crumble away; to collapse
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to walk away; to saunter off
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation