sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
lately; recently; nowadays
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to look away; to avert one's eyes