nothing but; none other than
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
inside one's heart; in one's mind
risky; dangerous; insecure
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
after that; afterwards; thereafter
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to shout (in anger); to yell
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
example; illustration; precedent
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to step over or across; to overcome
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat