to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
old soldier; veteran; old hand
priority; order of precedence
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to increase (all the more)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
like this; this sort; this way
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to tower over the surroundings
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage