person from (the planet of)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to smash; to break into pieces
long ago; once upon a time
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
great person; eminent figure
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
chapter one; first chapter