to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
throat; important part; vital area
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
true character; true heart; true spirit
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
surrounding at a distance
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
that's true; of course; obviously
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to have a chill run down one's spine
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
extremely; terrifically; super
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
right under; directly below; right beneath
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price