muddy water; red-light district
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to rule; to govern; to administer
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
trouble; distress; sorrow
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
otherwise; or else; if not
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to govern; to manage; to subdue
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to rush back; to run back
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as (one) walks on, and on