to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to stop walking; to pause
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
fuel consumption; gas mileage
low rating; bad reputation
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to mix; to blend; to combine
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
firmly; solidly; heartily
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
how others look at you; what others think about you