deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink (into); to get depressed
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
height (of a person); stature
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
stiff neck; stiff shoulders