to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
along the river; riverside
commuting to school; school commute
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
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)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
frost columns; ice needles
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
life; living; I; me; student
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
second (unit of time); arc second
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
river surface; surface of a river
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling