shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
outward appearance; looks
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ten-year-old; ten year old
but; however; provided that
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
long hair (usu. of a man)
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
with a click; with a snap
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly