with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to give directions; to issue instructions
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
theatre; theater; playhouse
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
electricity; (electric) light
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
surroundings; circumference
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region