to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to attempt; to test; to try out
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to go ahead; to pull ahead
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to step over or across; to overcome
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
originally; by nature; from the start
(made of) stone; stone-built
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
intention; idea; inclination; wish
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to lie deep in; to extend far back