painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
two colours; two varieties; two types
even though; despite; when
scenery; scene; landscape
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to tighten; to press hard
thick curtain; drop curtain
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to pile up; to accumulate
front; frontage; facade; main
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
as before; as ever; as it was originally
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine