while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
that; the matter in question
newspaper reporter; print journalist
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
(not) even once; (not) ever
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
only; merely; but; no more than
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned