to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
with a crack; with a smash
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
perception; sensing; noticing
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
moving tale; impressive tale
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop