several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to get out of shape; to lose shape
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ancient times; prehistoric times
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
in accordance with; according to
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
ray (of light); beam; light
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
after a long time; for the first time in a while
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
personification; anthropomorphization
participation; joining; entry
as much as one can; as much as possible
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
occurrence; happening; incident; event