to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
but; however; even though; even if
to compose; to write; to author
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
precocious; precocious child
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
destination; place one stays during a trip
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
several minutes; a few minutes
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.