concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
top of the head; crown of the head
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Shichishitō; Seven-Branched Sword; ancient ceremonial iron sword with six branch-like protrusions kept at Isonokami Shrine
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
first day of the month; the first of the month
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
personal affair; one's own affair
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
wetting; love affair; lover
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
laundromat; launderette; laundrette; coin-operated laundry; coin laundry; coin-op
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
activation; invigoration; stimulation
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to cease; to stop; to be over
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
husband and wife; married couple