impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
personification; anthropomorphization
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
artist; painter; illustrator
belligerence; fighting spirit
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
for the first time in one's life
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to tear up and throw away
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink