ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be surprised; to be astonished
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
mending; repair; darning; patching up
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone