after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
in deep black; in jet black
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
Chinese peacock (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
area; region; district; locality
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house