to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sports ground; playing field; playground
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
primeval forest; virgin forest
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
beyond that point; after that
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
(something) mixed with snow
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to let out a cry; to break forth
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
long ago; a long time ago; already
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling