to jar; to creak; to grate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
too (much); overly; excessively
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
thought; consideration; thinking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
advance; moving forward; progress
to repeat; to do over again
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
what kind of; what sort of; what
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly