kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
invisibly; secretly; privately
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to stiffen; to become stiff
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
possible; likely; probable
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
foreign enemy; outside invader
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)