to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to raise one's voice; to shout
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
straight; as the crow flies
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
second (unit of time); arc second
river; stream; River; the ... river
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
manners; behavior; behaviour
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward