to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
leaving everything up to someone else
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to stare back at; to look back at
to subsist; to keep on living
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
such; like that; in that way
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to breathe out; to exhale
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
surely; certainly; without doubt
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to put one's strength into
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something