stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
directly opposite; right in front
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
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)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
gazing at (in wonderment)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful