to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
consideration; taking into account
to need; to demand; to take; to require
official announcement; proclamation
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
prefectural government; prefectural administration
government office; agency; board
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
related to; in relation to
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
to speak; to say; to vocalize
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
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to bring back; to restore
to become empty (hollow); to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
two grains; two drops; two bead
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous