to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
fluent (in a language); flowing
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
up until now; as recently as the present
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
decision; determination; resolution
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
opposite side; opposition
forgetting; lapse of memory
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
suffix for familiar person
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent