to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
extreme sadist; very sadistic
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
unidentifiable; unidentified
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
under development; in development
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
immediately; at once; instantly
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent