conversely; on the contrary
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
man; male; masculine gender
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
nausea; sickness in the stomach
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to leap back; to jump back
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling