door; gate; opening; title page
light (e.g. colour, color)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
bursting at the seams; bulging
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to roll about; to writhe about
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to squeeze out; to wring out
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
banquet or reception hall
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to be sooty; to be stained
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
negotiations; discussions; connection
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
book bound in Japanese style
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with