reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
piece of meat; cut of meat
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
general idea; concept; notion
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
another thing; exception; special case
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to close (one's eyes); to shut
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
though; notwithstanding; although
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict