house built on sand; house of cards
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
explanation; interpretation
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to be hesitant; to feel timid
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
something like ...; something called ...
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
while; during (the time when)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
innumerable; countless; numberless
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
being too late; losing one's final chance
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)