Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
business hours; opening hours; office hours
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just now; right now; at this moment
acceleration; speeding up
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
possible; likely; probable
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest