to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
ratio; proportion; percentage
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
mountain chain; mountains
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
lately; recently; these days
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
enough is enough; no further!
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
temporary truce; ceasefire
Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake