stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
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 turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
brilliant; bright; dazzling
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
to be conspicuous; to stand out
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
such; like that; in that way
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip