glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
long (time that has passed); old (story)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
senility; dotage; decrepitude
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
questions and answers; dialogue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
system; organization; organisation; architecture
contradiction; inconsistency
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to check; to stop; to keep back
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
handsome man; actor in a love scene
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly