tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
manners; behavior; behaviour
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
confusion; distraction; derangement
to make sense; to be meaningful
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
for today; for the time being
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
dark and desolate; forlorn
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel