to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
leopard (Panthera pardus)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
accurate; correct; precise; exact
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
each; (arch.) you (plural)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to take someone's life; to kill someone
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth