spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
silence (not speaking); muteness
to press a question; to cross-examine
elopement; running away with a lover
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
as you see; as you can see
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
naturally; of course; understandably
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
maintenance; preservation; improvement
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree