left side; left-hand side
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to die out; to become extinct
quickly (succumb, collapse, etc.); easily; without resistance (despite hopes to the contrary)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
beyond human understanding
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
human; human-like; as a person
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
26th day of the month; 26 days
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off