earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to squeeze out; to wring out
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to creep about; to crawl around
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
indescribable; inexpressible
killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
to go out and away; to leave
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
retainer; vassal; servant
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
news; word; tidings; omen
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
delusion; trick of the imagination
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
moonless sky (poetic usage)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to cause to swell; to inflame