fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
willpower; energy; vitality
this for sure; certainly is
anything and everything; just about everything
help; assistance; service
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be opposite; to face each other
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to prevent; to take precautions
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to wave a flag; to show the way
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs