scene; sight; scenario; setting
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
several times; a few times
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
heaven and earth; top and bottom
difference; variation; difference
each (every) time; whenever
to tighten; to press hard
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to thrust away; to send flying
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to collapse into; to flop onto
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)