to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
major incident; major happening; big scandal
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
shadow figure; silhouette
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
speaking voice; talking voice
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
two legs; two feet; two pairs
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)