after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
it is not (like that) either
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fly around; to scatter
one revolution; one rotation
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
weakening; emaciation; decline
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
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
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such