sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
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
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
men and women of all ages
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to fire into; to shoot into
to stay calm; to keep cool
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
as far as the eye can see