opinion; point of view; visual point
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take someone's life; to kill someone
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
training; practice; practising; cultivation
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
dark clouds; black clouds
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing