to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
short pause; short interval
expression; look; countenance; face
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to look away; to avert one's eyes
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
two (long cylindrical things)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
reason; cause; circumstances
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away