excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ripple (on water); wavelets
tradition; legend; folklore
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
torii; Shinto shrine archway
sunlight filtering through trees
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
coincident with; while; simultaneously
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention