one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to order; to command; to appoint
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
secret; private; surreptitious
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
prickling; stinging; biting
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
spread; span; expanse; extent
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
groupism; group mentality; collectivism
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
work; business; company; study
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization