whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
chance; opportunity; occasion
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
big snake; (large) serpent
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
man; male; masculine gender
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
senior; elder; person older than oneself
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency