brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
personal feelings; self-interest
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
trembling from fear; trembling all over
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
match (to light fire with)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
in deep black; in jet black
flaring up; bursting into flames
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to do someone in; to bump someone off
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
unprecedented; never seen before
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses