insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
street at night; making a night journey
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to gaze into the distance
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
scaling; climbing; ascending
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
postwar period; period after Second World War
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
this (very thing); this precisely
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle