to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
reconfirmation; double check
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
all (there is); as long as there is
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
seeming very ...; just like ...
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
north wind; northerly wind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
practice; practising; training; study
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
contrary to one's expectations
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating