soon; shortly; nearly; almost
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
business trip; official trip
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
to rush over; to run up to
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
surroundings; circumference
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
sunlight; rays of the Sun
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
in the mountains; among the mountains
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to shave off; to scrape off