committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
corridor; hallway; passageway
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to fly around; to scatter
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be smeared; to be covered
all over; all over the place; everywhere
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink