gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
walking heavily; lumbering
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
stirring; slight movement
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
vexing; irritating; impatient
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
drama; play; Chinese opera
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
horror film; horror movie
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting