meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
in deep black; in jet black
charred; burnt black; scorched black
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
older sister; lass; young lady
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to put on airs; to assume importance
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
reaching; attaining; arrival
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
piling up; multiple layers
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
step; stride; counter for steps
to collapse into; to flop onto
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased