to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
several people; a few people
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
shellfish; seashell; shell
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
difficult breathing; heavy breathing; gasping
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
mountain road; mountain trail
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
rikka; formal style of ikebana
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
whole day and night; 24 hours
without eating or drinking
the reason is ...; it is because ...
command; order; request; order (for an item)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
drawbridge; bascule bridge
suddenly (esp. falling); dramatically
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
night duty (in an imperial court, public office, etc.); night guard; night watch; attending (a noble) through the night
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)