to hang one's head; to droop one's head
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
front; frontage; facade; main
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
several times (as large, over)
gambling den; gambling house
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
very; much; greatly; a lot of
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
something; some kind of; for some reason
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
trembling from fear; trembling all over
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself