to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
feather decoration; plume
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
imagination; supposition; guess
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
and yet; despite (all) that
strange; mysterious; queer; weird
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
rest; break; recess; intermission
surface of the earth; ground surface
relaxation; recreation; recess
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling