door; gate; opening; title page
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
departure from the capital
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in the meanwhile; during the time
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later