hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
right to know; right to access information
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to make a speech; to address
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
open; spacious; extensive
dry riverbed; river beach
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be helpful; to be useful
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
patience; endurance; perseverance
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring