departure; leaving; setting off
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
fully prepared; all ready
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
reputation; respectability
to correct oneself; to restate
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
at once; immediately; right now
when it comes to ...; as for ...
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
close; intimate; on good terms
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)