to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
answering machine; answerphone
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to palm off; to force a sale
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to make a stir
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to check; to stop; to keep back
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director