winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
great cause; moral law; justice
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
discipline; training; teaching manners
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to beat to death; to kill
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
strong; resolute; firm; strict
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
blending of Japanese and Western styles