silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
study; library; den; home office; reading room
engagement; business; affair; use; need
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once