doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
Island; insula; island; islet
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
decision; determination; resolution
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce