arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt