vengeance; revenge; retaliation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
notes; comment; remark; annotation
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
ostentation; show; affectation
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
drama; theatre; theater; play
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
actor; actress; player; performer
production (e.g. play); direction
reasonable thing; natural thing
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
whether one wants to or not; without choice
transient life; ephemeral existence
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard