at first; in the beginning; originally
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(passenger) car; automobile
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one's heart rate; pulse rate
rising; ascending; climbing
thought; consideration; thinking
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
most of all; extremely; supremely
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)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
tradition; legend; folklore
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
woman; female; feminine gender
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively