ninth day of the month; nine days
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
bragging; showing off; pride
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to live; to make a living; to get on with
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
six (long cylindrical things)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
two (long cylindrical things)
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
somehow; for some reason or other
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in