to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
already; now; no longer; not any more
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(death from) starvation; starving to death
madness; craziness; insanity
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
in this way; thus; such; uh...
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
destruction; collapse; crumbling
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to be found; to be discovered
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
big man; large man; tall man; giant
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to fall on one's backside
very young; little; childish; immature
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?