strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
ancient Japanese martial arts
kalaripayattu (Indian martial art)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
priest soldier; warrior monk
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
-less; lacking; non-existing
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
as is habit; the way life normally is
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
2nd day of the month; two days
contempt; derision; slight; disdain