the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
river surface; surface of a river
end; close; finish; termination
beyond this point; from now on; after this
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
snake; serpent; large snake
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to become excited; to grow lively
common reed (Phragmites australis)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
prudence; discretion; thought
half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91m)
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
to be forward; to be impertinent
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
care; precaution; guarding; caution
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
speed of a boat; draft; draught
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
this or that person; anybody; many people