so to speak; so to call it; as it were
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
true character; true heart; true spirit
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
surrounding at a distance
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
that's true; of course; obviously
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
extremely; terrifically; super
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
right under; directly below
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
town; city; municipal; urban