to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
greeting; a fine thing to say
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to subsist; to keep on living
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
court (of law); courtroom
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
arrest; apprehension; capture
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
woman; female; feminine gender
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
question; inquiry; enquiry
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)