fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
yoke; constraints; oppression
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be helpful; to be useful
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
messenger of god; divine messenger
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
surely (not); certainly (not)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
nonchalant air; unruffled air
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
weather; fair weather; fine weather
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
short pause; short interval
to pause; to have a short intermission
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to become desperate; to give in to despair
fixed date; appointed day
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
wherein; therein; thereinto
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to make an appearance; to show up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly