(death from) starvation; starving to death
when; how soon; how long until
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to smash violently; to crush
the place for; the time for; the level of
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
speech and conduct; words and deeds
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
probability; likelihood; chances
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to thrust down; to push off
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
confusion; distraction; derangement
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger