acceleration; speeding up
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to mark the end; to spell the end
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
visiting room; visitation room
bored; having nothing to do; idle
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
very likely; very probable
in spite of; regardless of
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
thicket; coppice; brushwood
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
safety; welfare; well-being
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to thrust before; to thrust at
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
not caring; not giving a damn
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be