to drink up; to drain (cup)
to become empty; to be emptied
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to push aside; to brush aside
long (time that has passed); old (story)
inheritance; something given or received
beautiful woman; pretty girl
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
rather; sooner; preferably
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to step forward; to take a step forward
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
walking heavily; lumbering
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to look down on; to make light of
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
as if nothing had happened
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
calming down; quieting down
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)