trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
man is the crown of creation
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
detached; aloof; indifferent
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
wings and feathers; assistance; aid; help
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
superiority complex; sense of superiority
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
venomous snake; poisonous snake
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple