to close (one's eyes); to shut
weightlessness; zero gravity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
bygones; the past; past event
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
direct mail; direct message
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
mixed race; mixed parentage
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
founder; originator; pioneer
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
mistress; kept woman; concubine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
something like ...; something called ...
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition