the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
long hair (usu. of a man)
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
wish; desire; request; prayer
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to say no more; to sink into silence
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
sublime; noble; high-minded
legendary beast; magical beast
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
visual hallucination; vision
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself