to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
again and again; repeatedly
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
murmuring (stream, brook, etc.); gurgling; babbling
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
smoking (of meat); fumigation; oxidation (of metal)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
although; though; despite the fact that ...
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back