news of someone's death; obituary
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
accomplishment; execution
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
street at night; making a night journey
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
two (long cylindrical things)
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
at once; immediately; right now
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
again and again; repeatedly
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
interference; intervention; meddling
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone