grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
function; facility; faculty; feature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade