surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
you could say that; that might be so
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
and yet; though; when; in spite of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
latent disposition; inner feelings
battlefield; battleground
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to crouch; to squat; to cower
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
carrying voice; well-projected voice
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to die out; to become extinct
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to happen to pass by; to pass by
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine