painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
second (unit of time); arc second
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
retractable; retractable headlights
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
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
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
these guys; these fellows
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
thereupon; shortly thereafter
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement