lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
spine; backbone; spinal column
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to throw open; to leave open
door; gate; opening; title page
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to look away; to avert one's eyes
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
so; like this; in this way
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
opposite side; opposition
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
incident; affair; happening; event
older sister; elder sister
to rush over; to run up to
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
offender; criminal; culprit
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)