long ago; a long time ago; already
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
passing through without stopping; passing by
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
opening fully; full throttle; full power
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
inside; interior; inner part
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
light blue; pale blue; aqua
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
on countless occasions; many a time
to stop walking; to pause
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
silence (not speaking); muteness
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)