time around sunset; early evening
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
relatively; comparatively
near oneself; close to one; familiar
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
senior high school student
even if ...; even supposing that ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cease; to stop; to be over
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
reception room; parlor; parlour
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(how) many times; (how) often
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis