explosion; rupture; break off
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
stepping back; drawing back
willpower; energy; vitality
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
inside one's heart; in one's mind
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
still (continuing); as ever; further
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
spread; span; expanse; extent
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
best regards; please take care of; please do
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
(electric) torch; flashlight
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to send or direct a person to
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind