(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tighten; to press hard
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
preface; introduction; preamble
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
tendency; trend; inclination
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
all you have to do is; just; that's all
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
estate sale; estate liquidation
discovery; detection; finding
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)