route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
root; joint; base; crotch
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
it's not like; it isn't as if
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
possible; likely; probable
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
using as an intermediary; through
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
opposite side; opposition
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
unseasonable; out of season
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)