wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to get slightly dirty (all over)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to bring; to take; to bring about
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
originally; by nature; from the start
leather strap; thong; leash
factory; plant; mill; workshop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
storehouse; warehouse; godown
use; utilization; utilisation; application
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention