passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
group; bunch; crowd; group
to take turns; to mingle together
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(your) daughter; young woman
spirit; heart; disposition
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of