check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
along the road; at the side of the road
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
movie; film; motion picture
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to step forward; to take a step forward
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
general idea; concept; notion
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
trembling voice; quavering voice
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to be smeared; to be covered