soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
calamity; misfortune; disaster
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to break the silence; to break one's silence
rather; sooner; preferably
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
even if not; even without
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway