sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
vast; limitless; boundless
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
explanation; interpretation
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
headquarters; head office; main office
conference room; council room
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
grounds of a Shinto shrine
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
noisy; confused; uproarious
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
declaration; statement; proclamation
hostility; antagonism; opposition