big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
depiction; description; portrayal
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to watch over; to watch attentively
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
psychological description
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss