to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ash; embers; complete destruction
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
forwarding agent; carrier
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
that; the matter in question
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
soldier; combatant; warrior
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
witnessing; observing; sighting
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.