soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
locker room; changing room; dressing room
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
rain and wind; driving rain
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as if nothing had happened
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to examine someone's expression
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
both hands; both arms; ten
retention; maintenance; preservation
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
breath; breathing; tone; mood