calamity; disaster; accident
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
rest; break; recess; intermission
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to lie down; to throw oneself down
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
serious wound; serious injury
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
murder; homicide; manslaughter
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
discretion; consideration; allowance
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
high spirits; boastful talk