choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
belligerence; fighting spirit
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
only; merely; but; no more than
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)