pitch dark; total darkness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
return current; convection; reflux
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to rise; to erect; to get up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to slide down; to slip down
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fly around; to scatter
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to look upwards; to look up
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
upper half of the body; upper body
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to become completely chilled
to let out a cry; to shout
still (continuing); as ever; further