(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to jump up and down; to hop
in that manner; like that
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
until now; so far; up to the present
suffix for familiar person
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
attendance; participation; presence
gossip; corner of the mouth
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
morning training (e.g. before school)
long ago; a long time ago; already
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
absence; disregard; indifference
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
ancient city; former capital
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey