death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
invitation; introduction; temptation
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
explosion; rupture; break off
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
bright red; crimson lotus flower
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to fold up; to fold into layers
legendary; fabled; fabulous
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
had better ...; had better not ...
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely