(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
evening meal; dinner; supper
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sōmen; fine white noodles
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
nape (of the neck); nucha
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
being startled; getting a shock
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
thank you for your continued patronage
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword