to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to pile up; to accumulate
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
final performance; swan song; last act
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
full impact; packing a punch
the positive and the negative
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
reproachful; hateful; bitter
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)