to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
being startled; getting a shock
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to fly around; to scatter
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to pick up; to find; to gather
to fall flat; to fall face down
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
muddy water; red-light district
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
together; mutually; fellow
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
English(-language) literature; British literature
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
finding employment; getting a job
living by oneself; living alone
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
popular name; common name; given name