to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
alone; by oneself; on one's own
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to lend an ear to; to listen to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
importance; emphasis; stress
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
smuggling; contraband trade
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
nothing but; except; no more than
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
honorific/polite/humble prefix