heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to throw open; to leave open
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
coverall apron; cook's apron
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
tension; mental strain; nervousness
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
beginning; outset; first; onset
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to appease; to suppress; to calm
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before