(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
use; utilization; utilisation; application
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
many; numerous; various; large number of
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
such; this sort of; like this
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
calamity; misfortune; disaster
offender; criminal; culprit
to show up; to appear; to turn up
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
again; once more; a second time
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
reason; cause; history; origin
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to approach; to draw near
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery