tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
2nd day of the month; two days
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
at that time; in those days
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to take a picture; to take a photo
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
speaking voice; talking voice
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
reception room; parlor; parlour