to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
casual; indifferent; nonchalant
the other day; a few days ago
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to do over; to remake; to resume
upward glance; upturned eyes
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
having said that; on the other hand
to strike out; to start swimming
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
founder; progenitor; emperor
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
isolation; being alone; being friendless
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
silence; stillness; quietness
silence; stillness; quietness
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects