thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
naturally; of course; understandably
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
incident; affair; happening; event
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
military force; military strength
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to keep away; to keep at a distance
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
adoration; admiration; devotion