basket; basketball; basket cloth
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sunlight; rays of the Sun
nape (of the neck); nucha
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I don't like it; I hate it
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer