smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
Toyama (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to begin talking; to open up
(United States of) America; USA; US
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
black kite (Milvus migrans)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
exaltation; emotional uplift
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be reflected in a mirror
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
programme; program; plans; arrangements
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to rub; to scrub; to scrape