extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
soon; before long; in the near future
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to perceive; to understand
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously