whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to get narrower; to contract
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to run through; to run past
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to tear off; to strip; to rob
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
door; gate; opening; title page
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
corridor; hallway; passageway
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
however; having said that; but
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
in the end; on top of that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
limestone cave; limestone cavern