flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tone (of voice); manner of talking
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be found; to be discovered
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
only; merely; but; no more than
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry