to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to have an idea; to have a clue
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to shake; to waver; to tremble
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
item; something that one "just has to have"
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to find out; to discover; to detect
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
northern part; the north (of a region)
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
long (time that has passed); old (story)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof