to hit hard; to strike hard
like this; this sort; this way
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lower region; lower part; region below
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
authority; power; function
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
to increase; to add to; to augment
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
final; eventual; ultimate
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
successively; one after another
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to degenerate; to lapse into
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
armed forces; military; troops
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery