running as fast as one can
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
(coming to a) sudden stop
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
departure; leaving; setting off
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
one-year-old; one year old
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
curse; spell; malediction
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
settlement; solution; resolution
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
(made of) stone; stone-built