on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to form a pair; to pair up
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
penetration; permeation; transmission
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
inside; interior; inner part
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series