snake; serpent; large snake
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
god (esp. the Christian God)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
commander; commanding officer; CO
scale; scope; plan; structure
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
if it is (the case that ...)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)