to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
maintaining the status quo
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
smoke from human habitations
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
blank space; margin; blank canvas
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
street in front of station