to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that day; the very same day
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
observation; survey; watching
now; the present time; just now; another; more
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
at the window; by the window; next to the window
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
electrically powered; electric
coffee mill; coffee grinder
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
there is nothing; having nothing
such; this sort of; like this
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
river; stream; River; the ... river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
world; society; people; the public
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
environment; surroundings; circumstances