walking briskly; determinedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
adds force or indicates command
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
horizontally striped shirt; border shirt
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(electric) torch; flashlight
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
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)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
running away; escaping on foot
two persons; two people; pair; couple
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
police officer; policeman; constable
safety; welfare; well-being