solitude; loneliness; isolation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
even though; despite; when
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
posture; position; stance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
one by one; one after another; successively
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter