box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to be reminded of; to call to mind
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
clearly; distinctly; vividly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to take a step forward
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to erase all trace of something
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete