dull sound; muffled sound
something wrapped in cloth
freeze frame; stop motion
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to press against each other; to huddle together
to blow out; to spout out
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to escape from; to get out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
overall victory; championship
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
all night long; all through the night
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to sink (into); to get depressed
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
vitality; (one's) life force
wherein; therein; thereinto
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
nodding off (while sitting); dozing