to fly around; to scatter
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
ardent; passionate; vehement
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
firm; strong; solid; stable
choices; alternatives; options
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
to be smeared; to be covered
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
way; method; means; resource; course
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty