painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surely; certainly; without doubt
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
news; word; tidings; omen
manly; masculine; like a man
influence (on someone); inspiration
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
breath; breathing; tone; mood
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
preference; priority; precedence
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at once; immediately; right now
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to forget completely; to leave behind
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects