background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
out of character; unlike one
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to fly around; to scatter
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one