counter for birds or rabbits
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
likability; favorability; popularity
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
aquatic (life); living in the water
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
acceleration; speeding up
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to shake off; to throw off
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America