to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to run through; to run past
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to repeat; to do something over again
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
link; directory entry; rink
firm; strong; solid; stable
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to explain; to dispel doubts
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
promotional video; music video; page view
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station