to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tenth day of the month; ten days
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
incident; affair; happening; event
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
vitality; (one's) life force
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy