cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
many armies; many troops; vast army; hosts; host of heaven
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
one of these days; someday; one day
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
cushion; pillow; mattress
nothing but; except; no more than
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
aforementioned; above-mentioned
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to step over or across; to overcome
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
flood of customers; roaring business
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick