to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
in case of; at that time; at this time
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to spread; to be propagated
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
secrecy; highly classified information
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
all around; as far as the eye can see
together with; same; both; all; including ...
settlement; solution; resolution
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
guess; conjecture; surmise
simply; merely; only; solely
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to rush over; to run up to
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river