to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Liao (Manchurian dynasty; 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
... years old; age (of) ...
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
opposite side; opposition
unrequited love; one-sided love