monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
no need to guess; certainly
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to cover fully; to wrap around
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
because of; owing to; due to
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.