(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
head of personnel department
surroundings; environs; circumference
all; entire; whole; altogether
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later; (arch.) being dead drunk; (arch.) being very drunk
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
section manager; section chief
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fast-talking; rapid talking
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to