even though; despite; when
outside world; physical world
corner room; corner apartment
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
in deep black; in jet black
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
change; transformation; inversion
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
again and again; repeatedly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold