phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
snow melting; water from melting snow
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
in the mountains; among the mountains
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
vigorously; really getting stuck into
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
it's not like; it isn't as if
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
wheat flour; flour made using wheat imported from America
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow