emotional strength; force of will
admiration; being impressed (by)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
library; book collection; paperback book
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
supplementary charge; additional collection
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
threat; intimidation; menace
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
physical strength; muscular strength
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement