these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
after a long time; for the first time in a while
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to become pale; to turn pale
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
although I say; although one might say; although called
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
single word; a few words; brief comment
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
trembling from fear; trembling all over
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to express (in words); to confess
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet