scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
what's what; heads or tails
one star (rating); evening star; morning star
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
travellers' inn; stage inn
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
lucky person; fortunate man
three sides; small offering stand
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
every evening; every night
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to hide; to keep to oneself
buried gold; buried treasure
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
scattering (in all directions)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to find out; to discover; to locate
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
treasured picture; secret picture; obscene picture
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
very rich person; the super rich
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time