article; news story; report; account
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to not believe one's ears
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
north entrance; north exit
to slide into; to slip into
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to well up; to burst; to arise
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
beyond that point; after that
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly