bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
continuously; constantly; incessantly
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
if you do this; if this is the case
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
routine work; everyday work
place where one works; construction site; working area
boring; dull; uninteresting
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
with a splash; with a plop
piling up; multiple layers
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that