seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to strike out; to start swimming
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to push aside; to push one's way through
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
store interior; inside of a shop
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
imagination; supposition; guess
to cast in a mold (mould)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi