to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to make a speech; to address
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
study; diligence; discount; reduction
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to tighten; to press hard
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to search for; to seek for; to look for
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)