to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
in the same manner as before; the same as always
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
wherein; therein; thereinto
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
in that way; like that; that way
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed