to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
don't you think?; indicates question
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to await; to wait for; to expect
calm; composed; leisurely