to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
hanging; strangling to death
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
such; this sort of; like this
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
one's mental make-up (structure)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
contest of strength; trial of strength
to wring the neck; to strangle
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
one revolution; one rotation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be squashed by; to be pinned under