to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to surround; to crowd around
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
two (long cylindrical things)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
delete (proofreader's mark)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to whine; to make feeble complaints
dozens; scores of; decades
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
reaching; attaining; arrival
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
happy tears; tears of joy