to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
government body; government agency
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to be sooty; to be stained
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
railway bridge; iron bridge
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see