reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
sentiment; sentimentality
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
careless person; thoughtless person
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
starting point; starting line
to push back; to press back; to force back
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
lightning strike; torpedo attack
receiving an electric shock
every evening; night after night
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on