petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
Leo (constellation); the Lion
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to escape death; to be saved from death
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
advance; moving forward; progress
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to join forces; to cooperate
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
drama; theatre; theater; play
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
scene; sight; scenario; setting
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
various; many; all kinds of
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
posterity; future generations
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
theatre-going; theater-going
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed