personification; impersonation; embodiment
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
directly opposite; right in front
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
rising; ascending; climbing
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
as planned; according to plan
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
massing (of troops); gathering
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
without leaving any trace
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)