immediately; right away; on the spot
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stare back at; to look back at
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
scenery; scene; landscape
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
is something that; is that which
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
haori (Japanese formal coat)