old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
existence; being; presence
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to have a chill run down one's spine
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
at the window; by the window; next to the window
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
for example; for instance; e.g.
such a thing; something like that
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound