door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
trio; gang of three; threesome
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
place; situation; position; location
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
failure; mistake; blunder
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
antiquity; the previous era
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to put on airs; to assume importance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)