literature; books (reference); document
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to take command; to give direction
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
perception; sensing; noticing
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
interior design; interior; upholstery
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
stone (used for throwing)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
economical; efficient; lean; compact
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
palm heel; heel of the palm
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to become hoarse; to become husky
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
safety; welfare; well-being
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances