bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wounded person; injured person
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
being too late; losing one's final chance
variation; rogue (something)
to be at a loss for words
to squeeze out; to wring out
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
calamity; disaster; accident
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified