direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
clerk; office worker; kulak
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
school festival; campus festival
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
overall victory; championship
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
speaking voice; talking voice
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
instant; moment; for an instant
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
after that; afterwards; thereafter
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
fall; drop; descent; coming down
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river