this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
back street; back alley; off-street
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
invisibly; secretly; privately
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ten; 10; ten years of age
... years old; age (of) ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
don't you think?; indicates question
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase