sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
main road; main thoroughfare
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
form; shape; figure; visage
witnessing; observing; sighting
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to call again; to call someone back
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ex-husband; former husband
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
philandering; itch for women
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)