twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
third stage; three stages
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
here and there; in places
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
paper-covered lamp or lantern
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock