snake; serpent; large snake
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
stirring; slight movement
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to move (house); to change residence
long distance relationship
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to thrust down; to push off
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
being filled with; being full of; permeation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted