quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
outside of; not covered by
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate