even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
adverse circumstances; adversity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
light; easy; non-serious; minor
embodiment; realization; materialization
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
innumerable; countless; numberless
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
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
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sudden change; complete change
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)