in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to cease; to stop; to be over
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
acid; sourness; sour taste
all around; as far as the eye can see
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
deep inside; innermost place
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...