(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
chance (of success); odds
Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1939-1940)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
vitality; energy; dynamism
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
writing; book; (literary) work
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
Matsuda Yūsaku (1949.9.21-1989.11.6)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
via; through; by doing; by means of; using