speculation;  thinking;  meditation
 change of tone;  variation (music);  irregularity;  modulation (in radio)
 encounter;  being confronted with (e.g. difficulty);  meeting with (e.g. accident)
 (a) little;  somewhat;  somehow
 reverie;  meditation;  anxiety;  thought;  pensiveness
 to indulge in;  to give oneself up to;  to be obsessed by;  to be engrossed in;  to be lost in;  to be absorbed in
 suddenly;  all of a sudden
 to blow against;  to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
 hem;  (trouser) cuff;  bottom part;  bottom edge;  foot (of a mountain);  tips (of hair)
 to soar;  to fly high;  to be whirled up;  to make merry;  to be ecstatic;  to be in high spirits
 mineral dust;  mine dust;  fine particles;  dust
 the extraordinary;  the unusual;  the unexpected
 with a shiver (down one's spine);  with a sudden chill
 spine;  line of the backbone;  seam down the back (of clothing)
 to draw (a bow) to the limit;  to pull tight;  to squeeze tight;  to strain (voice)
 creak;  squeak;  creaking;  discord;  strife;  friction
 wind;  breeze;  manner;  behaviour;  cold;  influenza
 to take the form (of);  to assume a shape
 whirlwind;  sensation;  commotion;  hullabaloo
 to be solved;  to be resolved;  to loosen;  to come untied;  to be removed (of restrictions);  to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
 to ascend;  to go up;  to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun);  to rise;  to go to (the capital);  to be promoted;  to add up to
 purple;  violet;  Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell);  type of soy sauce
 basic tone;  underlying tone;  trend;  keynote
 exposure;  laying bare;  baring (e.g. skin);  (photographic) exposure
 image (in one's mind);  impression;  (computer) image;  depiction (e.g. of a product);  rendition
 crow (Corvus spp.);  raven
 counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
 glossy (e.g. hair);  sleek;  shiny;  lustrous
 to curse;  to put a curse on;  to detest intensely
 ghostly air;  weird air;  unearthly atmosphere
 artificial product;  man-made product;  fiction;  made-up story;  decoration (e.g. for a festival);  theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
 blink (of eyes);  wink;  twinkling (of stars);  flicker (of light);  blink (of light)
 eye;  eyeball;  eyesight;  sight;  look;  stare;  notice
 appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
 sanity;  consciousness;  soberness
 to chip;  to nick;  to break;  to lack
 fascinating;  voluptuous;  bewitching;  captivating