wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
inside; interior; inner part
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to be greedy; to devour greedily
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
secret; private; surreptitious
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress