lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to leave as is; to ignore
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
white; correction fluid; white-out
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)