aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
busy; having no (free) time
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe