dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
one thin flat object; one sheet
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
selfless (pious, righteous) man
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
all night; throughout the night
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
late at night; small hours of the morning
killing time; staving off boredom
loud voice; high-pitched voice
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
standing in a group; standing up in unison
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to chase; to run after; to pursue