discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
place; situation; position; location
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
should; must; -able; probably; likely
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
admonition; warning; caution
memories; recollections; reminiscence
determination; resolution
already; now; no longer; not any more
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
headquarters; general staff
assertion; declaration; affirmation