to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
light; faint; pale; fleeting
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
one thin flat object; one sheet
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
difficult to ...; hard to ...
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to shake one's head (in denial)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
with a start; with a jump
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to leap back; to jump back
second (unit of time); arc second
to need; to call for; to require
since when; from when; how long
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
God; god; ace; king; superior person
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to feel sick; to be nauseated
intimidating air; sense of intimidation