self-consciousness; self-awareness
don't worry; there's no need to worry
light; faint; pale; fleeting
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
endless; boundless; everlasting
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
feeling keenly; fully realizing
in comparison to; rather than
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to engage in (mutual) competition
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to cry and shout; to scream
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best