little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
don't you think?; indicates question
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
anything and everything; just about everything
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
dark clouds; black clouds
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to cease; to stop; to be over
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
end; close; conclusion; termination
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
should; must; -able; probably; likely
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed