to comfort; to console; to amuse
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
step; stride; counter for steps
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
all you want; as much as one wants
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
offender; transgressor; violator
power; authority; jurisdiction
right (to do something); authority; power
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
god of death; death deity; Death
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
along the road; along the way
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
light and darkness; light and shade
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet