to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to lose one's way; to go astray
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
walking heavily; lumbering
twice; again; second time
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
all (there is); as long as there is
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
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)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to explain; to dispel doubts
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to well up (tears, feelings, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to sob; to be choked with tears
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
limestone cave; limestone cavern
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
air hole; windhole; ventilator
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
urbanization; urbanisation
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation