shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
person that raises horses; horse breeder
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
separate; special; another; separately
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
the front; honest; upright; decent
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
by myself; in person; by oneself
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
cooking; food preparation
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
how long; how far; how much
to subsist; to keep on living
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on