to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
border (between countries); national border
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
your daughter; young woman
how; in what way; how about
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
snake; serpent; large snake
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become