to step firmly; to harden by treading
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to force open; to push open
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
blending of Japanese and Western styles
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
one by one; one after another; successively
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
number one; first; best; most; game; round
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to stop walking; to pause
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
narrow; thin (sized); slender
Japanese person; Japanese people
to comb down; to smooth down
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time