to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
listening device; bug; wiretap
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
broken; intermittent; disconnected
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to fan; to incite; to instigate
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
father and mother; parents
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer); piano