shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
big frame; large figure; huge body
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
central nervous system; CNS
delusion; trick of the imagination
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
spine; backbone; spinal column
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
jumble (of two or several things); mix
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to fill a hole with earth
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to watch what one says; to mind one's language