cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
reason; cause; circumstances
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
road approaching a shrine