to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
very small; tiny; insignificant
convenient; handy; useful
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
that; the matter in question
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
is that so?; I see; right; oh
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
black lustre; black luster
full length; total length; overall length
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
with a start; with a jump
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to pierce through; to break through
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity