quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
advance; moving forward; progress
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to stop walking; to pause
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
succession; continuation; series; sequence
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to become pale; to turn pale
busy; having no time (for)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
five (long cylindrical things)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
don't you think?; indicates question