to set (sun); to become dark
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
one after another; in rapid succession
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
forcibly; against one's will
parade float; festival float
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
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
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
yearning; longing for; deep affection
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
going to the hospital for regular treatment
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process