desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
patterns of thinking; train of thought
no way to do; nothing can be done
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
(another's) daughter; young lady
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
otherwise; or else; if not
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple