beyond imagination; unimaginable
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
indicate reason; infers some protest
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to be prolonged; to drag on
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
father; dad; husband; you; he
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
otherwise; if not; or else
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
buying sex; hiring a prostitute