previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
(committee) chairman; president
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control
container for boiled rice
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
too much; excessively; too
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
tendency; trend; inclination
to try all possible means
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
blizzard; furious snowstorm
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
not worth considering; out of the question
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful