hesitation; indecision; vacillation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
leather; leather-bound; leathern
on the occasion of; at the time of
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to shed light; to cast light
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to perceive; to understand
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
mockery; derision; ridicule
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to go along; to walk along; to follow
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous