slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
choices; alternatives; options
to throw at; to turn; to raise
other side; opposite side; other party
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to send or direct a person to
partly open; in half bloom
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to join forces; to cooperate
lower portion; base surface; soffit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")