before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
reality; actuality; hard fact
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
police; police officer; police station
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
now; the present time; just now; another; more
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to repeat; to do something over again
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress