isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to turn against; to become an enemy
silence; stillness; quietness
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
assistance; backing; reinforcements
but; however; provided that
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be helpful; to be useful
to give directions; to issue instructions
1,000,000; one million; million; many
consists of; comprises; is made up of
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to knead well; to polish; to refine
violent emotion; passion; fury
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char