preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
job; work; duties; trade; skill
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
single word; a few words; brief comment
this occasion; at this time; now
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to hand over; to surrender
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
accurate; correct; precise; exact
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained