human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
chaps (in the skin); cracks
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
for this very reason; that is exactly why
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to forcefully open up (a hole; in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly; to open one's heart; to throw out (everything inside); to empty (e.g. a box)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing