to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
almost; roughly; approximately
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
snake; serpent; large snake
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
metallic sound; metallic clank
to rain incessantly; to downpour
wherein; therein; thereinto
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
and then; and so; and; so then
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to subsist; to keep on living
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
no-good woman; (female) loser
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects