tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
if it is the case that ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(how) many times; (how) often
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to look upwards; to look up
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
pride; dignity; self-respect
selfishness; self-interest
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
such; like that; that sort of; very
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
flight; desertion; escape
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
people; citizens; subjects; folk