instant; moment; for an instant
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to scatter away; to vanish
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
schoolgirl; female student
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
classification; categorization; sorting
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
serious; not joking; straight
in succession; one by one
discussion; argument; debate
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be at a loss; to be puzzled