imagination; supposition; guess
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
one end; an end; part; fragment
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
bygones; the past; past event
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
a long, long time ago; very long ago
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing