to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
(political) power; authority; influence
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to go past; to pass; to pass by
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
meeting place; assembly hall
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)