muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to pile up; to accumulate
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to fall off; to tumble down
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
those (near the second person)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
in succession; one after another
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
bedside; near one's pillow
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)