to be bony; to be angular
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
bishop's staff; khakkhara
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
leading; guiding; commanding
detached; aloof; indifferent
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
loved one; lover; sweetheart
tension; mental strain; nervousness
gossip; corner of the mouth
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to burst (open); to break; to split
to continue to rain or snow
now that; since; so long as; because
down jacket; quilted down coat
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
tour conductor; tour guide
head; lead; vanguard; first
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to breathe out; to exhale