sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
pale; pallid; bluish-white
look of death; shadow of death
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
while; during; performed in this condition
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to torment; to torture; to harass
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to begin to walk; to set out
(distant) howling; backbiting
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
mountain road; mountain trail
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
irony of fate; twist of fate
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
hostility; animosity; enmity
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
great admiration; deep respect
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance