last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
carving; engraving; sculpture
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
each; respectively; individually; separately
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
one eye; one of one's eyes
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
short and stout; small but wide around
seedling; young plant; rice seedling