to resound; to echo; to reverberate
just the other day; quite recently
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
elevation; height above sea level
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
forcibly; against one's will
husband and wife; married couple
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
delicate; gentle; fleeting
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words