direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
outlook; general situation
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
early closing; finishing (work) early
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
tool; implement; means; furniture
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
illustrated news magazine; pictorial
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be needed; to be wanted
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit