letter; missive; note; mail
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
support; backing; patronage
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to approach; to draw near
classification; categorization; sorting
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
intelligence gathering; information gathering