attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
striking with the back of the sword
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
meaning; significance; sense
nice; good; well-executed
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was