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)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
scenery; scene; landscape
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
convenient; handy; useful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do