one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
plug; full up; being filled; stopped up
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
roan (type of horse colour (color))
to intertwine; to twist together
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
as fierce and nimble as any; daring and agile without equal
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
pilchard oil; sardine oil
calcaneus; calcaneum; heel bone
sunny spell during rainy season
middle third of a two-hour period
to make a hit; to have a great success (e.g. in business, with a play, etc.)
to make it worth somebody's while; to make something worthwhile
to die; to quit this world; to return to the earth; to go the way of all flesh; to part forever
means of deceiving another
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
clear (miracle, sign from the Gods) manifest; plain as day; obvious; clear
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
to be rehydrated; to be reconstituted; to swell from absorbed moisture
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
positivism; progressive argument
dumping spot; place to kill oneself
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
sacrifice goods; liquidation (shares); things thrown (out)
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to be present at a meeting
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure