I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
right side; right-hand side
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
front; frontage; facade; main
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be saved up (of money)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
dozens; scores of; decades
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
riding fast; driving a horse fast