fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
in the same way as; just like
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to dye; to colour; to color
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to go along; to walk along; to follow
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
looking slender in clothing
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
voluminous (hair, clothing, etc.); hearty (meal); filling; bulky; full