to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
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 one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
senior high school; high school
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
female high-school student
in the meanwhile; during the time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
corridor; hallway; passageway
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
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)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
headset (for phones, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
hair on the back of one's head
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge