to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
trivial; not amounting to much
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
branch office; police box; local police station
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
dry riverbed; river beach
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
living by oneself; living alone
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
day (as in holiday); daytime
all you want; as much as one wants
taste; liking; preference
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
(traditional) festival music
village community (esp. hierarchical, conservative and exclusive); insular community; closed society; ring; cartel; clique