very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
(small crunchy) dried sardines
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
as expected; as predicted
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(in) the air; midair; sky
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
choices; alternatives; options
to squint (one eye); to narrow
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)