zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to raise one's voice; to shout
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
late at night; at a late hour
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
quantity or volume of water
to surge (water or waves)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to press against each other; to huddle together
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to begin to walk; to set out
right angle; perpendicular
to turn left; to turn to the left
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car