holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
distinction; differentiation; classification
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to remove; to move out of the way
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
like this; in this way; as you see
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
long ago; a long time ago; already
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
too much; excessively; too
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
relatively; comparatively
going to and fro; back and forth
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
the same night; that night
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie