quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
child's tear-stained face
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to be muddy; to be slushy
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to thrust before; to thrust at
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
several people; a few people
traveler; traveller; stranger
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out