to quicken one's pace (steps)
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
dose; installment; instalment
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
near; nearby; not far off
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
samue; monk's working clothes
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
persistence; single-mindedness
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
gleaming; shining; glistening
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
dressing room; fitting room
hand luggage; hand baggage
double take (esp. out of surprise)