to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to support each other; to support one another
to make a vow; to take an oath
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
participant; entrant; player; competitor
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child