the West; the Occident; Western countries
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
abusing someone to his (her) face
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
here and there; everywhere
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
(religious) faith; belief; creed
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
acid; sourness; sour taste
to rain incessantly; to downpour
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
self-defense; self-defence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to backfire; to have a harmful result
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
disorder; chaos; confusion
all but dead; half killed