inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
curse; spell; malediction
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
by sheer strength; by brute force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to search for; to seek for; to look for
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on