to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
this world; this life; world of the living
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that's a different matter; that's a different story
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to make merry; to be festive
top of the head; crown of the head
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
branch; branch office; subdivision
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
experiment; experimentation
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle