to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
center; centre; metropolis
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
everywhere; all over; throughout
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance
to be photographed; to be projected
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
killing and wounding; bloodshed
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
to finish reading; to read through
increase and decrease; fluctuation
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
crystal grain; individual unit cell of a crystal
massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
with a start; with a jump