space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
successful person; success
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize