sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
reproachful; hateful; bitter
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
despair; desperation; abandonment
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
just above; right overhead
to pull in (fish); to land
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to collapse into; to flop onto
bedridden; confined to bed
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
while moving; on the move
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
on bad terms; at loggerheads
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
final performance; swan song; last act
right under; directly below
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
literally; to the letter; literal
belly of a pregnant woman
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning