to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
true character; true heart; true spirit
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
being too late; losing one's final chance
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
river; stream; River; the ... river
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
baseball ground; baseball stadium
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to show up; to appear; to turn up
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
no matter how much time passes
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
large hospital; major hospital
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp