scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
major earthquake; large earthquake
three sides; small offering stand
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
report; notification; registration
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
by itself; automatically; naturally
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved