fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
to be born; to come into this world
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
trivial; not amounting to much
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to need; to call for; to require
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
on the occasion of; at the time of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
notice; attention; observation
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
(period of) a year; during an era
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
flat-out run; driving at full speed
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
Japanese person; Japanese people
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
moving tale; impressive tale