to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bringing; taking; carrying
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
war; battle; match; game; competition
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to overdo; to do too much
pieces; scraps; disconnected
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
news; word; tidings; omen
to run about; to rush about