even if not; even without
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
normal practice; proper practice
to lose sight of; to miss
stimulating; exciting; provocative
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
a second time; again; once more; twice
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
as is habit; the way life normally is
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
waste of effort; thankless task