people; men and women; each person; everybody
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
residence; housing; residential building
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
changing; becoming; death
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
being very busy; busyness
direction of travel; direction of movement
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know