sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to cry and shout; to scream
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
a long time ago; in those days
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
evil spirit; demon; devil
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
breaking off; snapping off
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to do for (the sake of someone else)
connection; link; relationship
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
(electric) torch; flashlight
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom