stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
trembling with excitement
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
the right person in the right place
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dated; date; fixed; external
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
after a long time; for the first time in a while
class; heading; group; category
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment