danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
with no effort at all; easily
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
hokora; small wayside shrine
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
in deep black; in jet black
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
muddy water; red-light district
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to get strong; to gain strength