economical; efficient; lean; compact
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in succession; one by one
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
scattering (in all directions)
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)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
slight; thin; on the weak side
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept