hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
the last moment; the very end
meaning; called; named; that says; that
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
as planned; according to plan
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to have a talk; to tell a story
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
belief; faith; conviction
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification