to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
complex and wide-ranging; labyrinthine
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
stirring; slight movement
if so; in that case; in that situation
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
self-consciousness; self-awareness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
matter causing distress; something causing worry
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
yearning; longing for; deep affection
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result