to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
before the gate; in front of the gate
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
beauty of slender female legs
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to be hot on a person's heels
shooting down (an aircraft)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
is something that; is that which
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
piece of meat; cut of meat
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to burrow through; to dig through
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
tall stature; tall figure
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm