to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
black terracotta; black soil
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
metallic sound; metallic clank
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
on the occasion of; at the time of
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
stone (used for throwing)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
no matter how much time passes
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)