quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
radical (of a kanji character)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
Christmas Eve; holy night
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
somersault; looping-the-loop
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
fall; drop; descent; coming down
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
single word; a few words; brief comment
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just