scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
for today; for the time being
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
later on; eventually; afterwards
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to shout (in anger); to yell
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome