saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
up until now; as recently as the present
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to sink (into); to get depressed
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
column of water; water column
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
as; because; with; due to
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
safety zone; traffic island
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
covered with; stained; smeared
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
impression given by a painting or image
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
after a long time; for the first time in a while
protracted war; war of attrition
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
acid; sourness; sour taste
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally