such; like that; that sort of; very
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to run out (e.g. of the room)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to show; to bare (the teeth)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
each house; every house; many houses
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
valuable article; valuables
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
turning to the left; left turn
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone