the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be entwined; to be involved
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to be in focus; to come into focus
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
contradiction; inconsistency
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
build; physique; frame; constitution
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up