louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
detour; circumvention; turning movement
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be hesitant; to feel timid
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
perception; sensation; awareness
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to crawl towards; to creep up to
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
close to the wall; alongside the wall
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to make a person's blood run cold
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to jump from one thing to another
sweeping sideways; mowing down
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)