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 harass
a short while ago; already
plainly; clearly; vividly
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, form, aspect)
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; make peace with
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
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 unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
only; merely; but; no more than
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
to quicken one's pace (steps)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to spend time (on doing something)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
all over; all over the place; everywhere
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic