shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
general; popular; common; typical
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
very loud volume; megavolume
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to stop (plug) one's ears
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
upper half of the body; upper body
to snatch from; to steal from
to take a breath; to take a short rest
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
absorption; suction; attraction
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
priority; order of precedence
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
edge of the eaves; house frontage
ill-bred; poorly brought up
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
scale; scope; plan; structure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in