smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
particularly; only; in the case of
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
will not do; do not; does not
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
duty; obligation; responsibility
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cooperation; collaboration
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across