to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
narrow; thin (sized); slender
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
again (and again); once again; yet again
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river