nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
convenient; handy; useful
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
help; assistance; service
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death