body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
pulsation; pulsatory motion
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
conviction; belief; confidence
suddenly; all of a sudden
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
outward appearance; apparent
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
grinder; grinding machine
to shave off; to scrape off
to fly around; to scatter
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
not caring; not giving a damn
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)