what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to rush over; to run up to
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to approach; to draw near
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
contract; compact; agreement
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
man; male; masculine gender
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
messenger; envoy; emissary
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
old couple; elderly couple