to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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 become dim; to become blurred
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
reopening; resumption; restarting
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
handrail; railing; banister
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
vocal sound; tone of voice
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
breath; breathing; tone; mood
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering