to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
nice; likeable; desirable
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to be at a loss for words
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
like a decent person; human
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
lost property; something dropped and left behind
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)