unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to feel a chill run down one's spine
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
troublesome; annoying; complicated
the place for; the time for; the level of
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
being left out; being ostracized
counter for wheels and flowers
rather; sooner; preferably
prickling; stinging; tingling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
spotlight; close observation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
coloured paper; colored paper
collection of words or drawings by several people on a single sheet of paper
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
name plate; name tag; label
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for