immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
like this; in this way; as you see
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
the same generation; coeval
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
speech; expression; wording; language
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
thunderous roar; roaring sound
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor