contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
very young; little; childish; immature
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
by sheer strength; by brute force
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
antiquity; the previous era
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
in one's own way or style
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore