self-healing; spontaneous recovery
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
solitary island; isolated island
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
had better ...; had better not ...
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
bragging of one's misfortune
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to distribute; to hand out
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes