sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
to be born; to come into this world
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
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 swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to need; to call for; to require
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
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
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; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; 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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
moving tale; impressive tale
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless