armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
still; even now; to this day
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words