to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to be erected; to be built
every evening; night after night
to gather; to collect; to assemble
this world; this life; world of the living
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
Japanese person; Japanese people
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy