to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
school building; schoolhouse
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it's not like; it isn't as if
front; frontage; facade; main
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
double doors opening from the centre
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
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.)
space (room, area, outer space)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to face; to go towards; to head towards
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
but; however; provided that
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle