the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to decide; to determine; to judge
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
posing; modeling; modelling
classification; categorization; sorting
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
funny story; funny anecdote
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
hostility; animosity; enmity
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
otherwise; or else; if not
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to establish; to formulate