vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
preparations for returning (home)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
schoolgirl; female student
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to begin to walk; to set out
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
the question remains; it comes into question
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person