pieces; scraps; disconnected
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
otherwise; or else; if not
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to crack; to develop a crack
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
innocent; cherubic; childlike
naivete; simplicity; innocence
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute