genius; prodigy; natural gift
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
there is nothing; having nothing
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
collection of short stories; collected short stories
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
short story; short film; short poem
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
a person without a single relative
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
potter's clay; kaolin; china clay
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to become better; to improve
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
sons and daughters; children; girl
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
the future; future prospects
to amuse oneself; to make merry
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation