overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
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)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in the meanwhile; during the time
to turn towards; to point
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic