suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
quick work; (clever) feat
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
denkiburo; bath which includes an electric current, allegedly for health reasons
electricity; (electric) light
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
with a thud (of something heavy)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
knowledge; information; opinion; view
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly