awareness; realization; noticing
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
in name only; titular; nominal
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
personal history; background; career
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
submersion; inundation; being flooded
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
attendance (at school); going to school
route; way; course; directions
to lose one's way; to get lost
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade