carving; engraving; sculpture
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
reason; cause; circumstances
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
if it is the case that ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
competent; suitable; qualified
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to accompany; to go with; to go together
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
something; some kind of; for some reason
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct