(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
large gate (to a castle); front gate; checkpoint (Edo period)