to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
single word; a few words; brief comment
silence; stillness; quietness
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to serve; to work for; to attend
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
flick (hockey, fencing, touch-screen, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored