serious; severe; grave; acute
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
password; watchword; motto; slogan
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
public transportation; public transport
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
seeing off and meeting on return
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
and then; and so; and; so then
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
customer traffic; customers; custom
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow