to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
benevolent fox (in mythology)
un-; non-; negative prefix
to make a vow; to take an oath
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
presence; sitting with; being with
this occasion; at this time; now
responsibility; duty; obligation
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
outside world; physical world
protest; refutation; pleading
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to be badly made; to fail
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
party-internal; within the party
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
audience (with a person of high standing)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter