congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to escape from; to get out
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
trauma (usu. psychological)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to have a meal; to take a meal
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
cave; cavern; den; grotto
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
heap; pile; stack; full measure
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
absorption; suction; attraction
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
still; even now; to this day