protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to pry; to prize; to prise
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to surge; to well up; to gush out
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to stop walking; to pause
independence; self-reliance
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength