ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
door; gate; opening; title page
with a clatter; clatteringly
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to crawl out of; to creep out of
box cutter; utility knife
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
marriage ceremony; wedding
adds force or indicates command
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain