to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
wicked heart; evil design
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
smoothly; easily; readily
by sheer strength; by brute force
to shine in (light); to illuminate
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
halo (optical phenomenon); glory
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
emotional scars; mental trauma
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
samurai words and phrases
extraordinary person; genius
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
having the pleasure of seeing (a person)
contemplation; meditation
misgovernment; maladministration
(the act of) disintegration
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
both armies; both teams; both sides