to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
the same generation; coeval
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
thunderous roar; roaring sound
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be pleased with; to suit
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre