violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
burst of energy from within
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
short story; short film; short poem
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to talk; to chat; to chatter
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever