cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
door; gate; opening; title page
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
hard struggle; strenuous effort
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
product; produce; result; fruit
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)