to bend; to warp; to curve
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
blink of an eye; instant; moment
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
madder red; dark red; crimson
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
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
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
one's own work; making by oneself
reading aloud; recitation
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body