on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
still; as yet; as it has been
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to rise; to erect; to get up
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
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
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sympathy; empathy; response
to come to one's senses; to calm down
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
negative emotions; negative feelings
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off