and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
plural; multiple; several
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
woman; female; feminine gender
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication