hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to surround; to crowd around
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
place; situation; position; location
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
absolutely; positively; decidedly
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)