to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
most difficult; next to impossible
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
grey appearance after shaving one's beard; five o'clock shadow; stubble; use of blue pigment to indicate a character has shaved
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
carrying a casket; carrying something (in a group) on one shoulder, as if it were a casket (considered an ill-omened way to carry something)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
gasping; breathing heavily
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
surely; certainly; without doubt
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
shivering with cold or fear
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
5th day of the month; five days
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed