near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
hot-spring village; onsen village
transport; freight; shipping
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as you see; as you can see
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
offense; offence; method of attack
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
next; secondly; subsequently
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to blow through; to blow across
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
right beside; close to; nearby
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt