such; this sort of; like this
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
(period of) a year; during an era
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
moment to quit; way to quit
all around; as far as the eye can see
surface of the earth; ground surface
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to shake; to waver; to tremble
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
not permitting; not authorizing
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth