common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
natural; intrinsic; from birth
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to hold something reverently with both hands
unqualified; without qualifications
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
office and rank; an official rank
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
official announcement; proclamation
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
moment by moment; hour by hour
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
switching over to; migration; transition
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
in low spirits; dejected; sad
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit