to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
open; spacious; extensive
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
stairs; stairway; staircase
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
syllabary; phonetic symbol
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.