(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
immediately; right away; on the spot
royal castle; imperial castle
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate