deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
semibasement; semi-basement
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
stone paving; stone paved area
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
calls and sounds made by insects
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
alone; by oneself; on one's own
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
together; at the same time; same; identical
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)