sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
military service; combat experience
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to throw into; to toss into
largest class; top category
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
for your information; I'm telling you
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
marriage proposal; courtship
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
changing clothes; change of clothes
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
surroundings; environs; circumference
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
accumulation; accumulate; store
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad