true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
big man; large man; tall man; giant
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
silence; stillness; quietness
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
splinters of glass; glass shards
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to become pale; to turn pale
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 sit in a row; to be arrayed
to part left and right; to open out
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
gem; jewel; precious stone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms