paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
horror film; horror movie
scrap lumber; piece of wood
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
what do you want?; can I help you?
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
covered with; stained; smeared
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition