to shake; to waver; to tremble
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
sudden shower; sudden downpour
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
evening sky; twilight sky
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
without leaving any trace
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to become completely chilled
willpower; energy; vitality
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
clearly; brightly; crisply
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
sorry; excuse me; thank you
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost