splinters of glass; glass shards
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
stealthy steps; soft steps
to approach; to draw near
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
release; emission; ejection
moisture; humidity; dampness
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to watch steadily; to stare
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to bury; to embed; to implant
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to run around; to bustle about
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with