three people sitting in a triangle
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to spring at; to leap upon
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to take back; to recapture
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to thrust away; to send flying
to fall on one's backside
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
leading male role in kabuki
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
writing; composition; essay; sentence
word-for-word translation; literal translation
famous literary composition
careful observation; close attention
price; cost; value; worth; value
grey moustache; white beard
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
remote mountain; mountain recesses
light; right; right field; right fielder
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
river; stream; River; the ... river
elegance; taste; refinement
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
factory or industrial district or area
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
everywhere; all over; throughout
factory; plant; mill; workshop