to take away; to carry off
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
nothing but; none other than
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to cry and shout; to scream
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
going to Europe; trip to Europe
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock