to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
connections; contacts; influence
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
to differ; to vary; to disagree
nevertheless; still; however; yet
day of month; counter for days
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to concern; to be related
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
edge of town; outskirts of a village
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
village; hamlet; countryside; country
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
news; word; tidings; omen
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard