or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to blow through; to blow across
name; given name; first name
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)