to unfold; to unroll; to open
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
only; merely; but; no more than
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
omniscience and omnipotence
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed