otherwise; or else; if not
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
even though; despite; when
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to stop walking; to pause
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
upper half of the body; upper body
retreating figure; appearance from behind
almost; roughly; approximately
front; frontage; facade; main
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
moving about; stirring about
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
it's not like; it isn't as if
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom