bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
simultaneous; all at once
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
by today; before the day is over
independent state; independent nation
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
place; room; margin; scope
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to go through formalities
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
internment; detainment; detention
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
arrest; apprehension; capture
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
land near a castle; castle town
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
way; method; means; (technical) specification
whispered conversation; whispering
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP