narrow; cramped; small-sized
true character; true heart; true spirit
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
last days; the end; one's fate
weakening; emaciation; decline
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
here and there; in places
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to change the position of
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
every evening; every night
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery