to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
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
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
incident; affair; happening; event
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
dwelling; house; residence; address
image; figure; figure; form; image
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to see; to look; to watch
to be sooty; to be stained
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to