precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
hard to get; hard to come by
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to let out a cry; to break forth
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to begin to walk; to set out
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
a short while ago; already
to become calm; to die down
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
gradually; slowly but steadily
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to die out; to become extinct
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to crawl towards; to creep up to
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
limbs; arms and legs; body
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)