binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
foreign enemy; outside invader
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
minimum; at the very least
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
stretcher; litter; gurney
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
important point; point to make note of
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)