direct connection; direct link
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
(doing something) in tears
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to be opposite; to face each other
murder; killing; murderer
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
moment; brief space of time
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
fit; spasm; attack; seizure