glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
story; tale; talk; discussion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
internal conditions; true state of affairs
magic; sorcery; incantation
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
prompt; immediate; in real time
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
curse; spell; malediction
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
whichever one chooses; either way
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life