artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
sound of a button or switch being pressed
to grow up; to become an adult
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
pale; pallid; bluish-white
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
sea of blood; pool of blood
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
epic film; big-budget movie
whether one wants to or not; without choice
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
electricity; (electric) light
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
pitch dark; total darkness
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable