maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to squeeze out; to wring out
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
several times; a few times
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
looking over someone's shoulder
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to speak ill of; to disparage
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless