to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
bank; weir; embankment; levee
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
unkindness; unfriendliness
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
semi-transparent; translucent
to arrange (flowers); to plant
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
surveillance camera; security camera
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)