to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to need; to call for; to require
firmly; solidly; heartily
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
near; nearby; not far off
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
street at night; making a night journey
to run up to; to rush over
funny story; funny anecdote
slightly early; just before
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight