promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
goodness; excellence; virtue
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
child's tear-stained face
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
separate; scattered; apart
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
phantom; vision; illusion
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
footpath between rice fields
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
surroundings; environs; circumference
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to take flight; to disappear
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage