thunderous roar; roaring sound
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
gossip; corner of the mouth
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to have a chill run down one's spine
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
mental image; mental picture; image
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to make an appearance; to show up
(right at the) side; just beside
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
moment; brief space of time
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
space; interval; space character; whitespace
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic