confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
beforehand; in advance; previously
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
on-the-spot investigation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n