to put one's strength into
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to stiffen; to become stiff
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
black lustre; black luster
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
ten; 10; ten years of age
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to turn towards; to point
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
adds force or indicates command
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)