to escape from; to get out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to go out and away; to leave
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
means; way; method; measure
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
meaning; significance; sense
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
after that; afterwards; thereafter
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
overall; general; as a whole
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
here and there; in places
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus