environment; circumstance
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
besides; in addition; also; moreover
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to come back; to return; to recur
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)