isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
maintaining the status quo
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
dreams; visions; phantasms
inauspicious dream; bad dream
illusion; fallacy; delusion
being half awake and half asleep; (lit.) butterfly's dream
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be strangled; to be constricted
strangling (to death); strangulation
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
it is I who should say so
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
equality; impartiality; evenness
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
tide; current; tendency; trend
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
(adding) fuel to the fire
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making