chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to blow out; to spout out
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to extend; to expand; to spread out
opposite side; opposition
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be entwined; to be involved
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
the scruff or nape of the neck
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
a wise man keeps away from danger
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
study; library; den; home office; reading room
counter for books; volume
automatic; intransitive verb
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
study; pursuit of knowledge
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
double-edged; double-edged blade
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power