very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
calls and sounds made by insects
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
side effect; adverse reaction
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
for the first time in one's life
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated