to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
encouragement of learning
without leaving any trace
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
confused; flustered; at a loss
condition; situation; prospects
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
desolate; dreary; lonesome
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to surround; to crowd around
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
to give a glance (at); to take one look at