racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
whistle (sound made with the lips)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to fall off; to tumble down
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
lately; recently; nowadays
just a minute; small quantity
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to jump at; to be attracted by
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
unexpectedly; surprisingly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because