to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
plural; multiple; several
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to prostrate oneself before
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to rank next to; to come after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
each house; every house; many houses