limestone cave; limestone cavern
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to sob; to be choked with tears
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to well up (tears, feelings, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to explain; to dispel doubts
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
all (there is); as long as there is
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
twice; again; second time
walking heavily; lumbering
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to lose one's way; to go astray
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate