gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
power; might; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to give; to do (something) for
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in the morning; during the morning
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
hundred days; lengthy time
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur