sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
that is to say; so that means
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
even if not; even without
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
article; news story; report; account
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
southern part; the south (of a region)
unthought of; unexpected; unseasonal; unscheduled
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
patiently; with perseverance
to throw away; to abandon
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to go past; to pass; to pass by
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
place; situation; position; location
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence