after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
trauma (usu. psychological)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pass (of time); to elapse
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
forcibly; against one's will
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; alteration; modification
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
self-consciousness; self-awareness
human pillar; human sacrifice
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
cripple; disabled person; invalid
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to say; to tell; to state; to do
person who poses a high risk
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
strategy meeting; council of war