bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
here and there; in places
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
shopping; purchased goods
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
direct unforked road; straight path
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
outer space; void of space
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
again; once more; a second time
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
in the end; on top of that
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding