hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to pause; to have a short intermission
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
and (also); both ... and; as well as
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
student accommodation; student dormitory
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to step over or across; to overcome
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
one eye; one of one's eyes