departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
paste; glue; clothing starch
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
visual hallucination; vision
high-explosive projectile
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
shades of night; night scene
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
on the way home from work; returning from work
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage