light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be born; to come into the world
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to run about; to rush about
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
dwelling; house; residence; address
to take a breath; to take a short rest
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to rock; to shake; to swing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of