from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to jar; to creak; to grate
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
having food stuck around the mouth; having food all over the face
interior light (train, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to push (something) against
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
on the occasion of; at the time of
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
Shugakuin Imperial Villa (in Kyoto)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to slide into; to slip into
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to dye; to colour; to color
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)