the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to be widely known; to be famous
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to indicate; to show; to point to
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
master; teacher; stable master
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
higher rank; better position
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to have meaning; to be meaningful
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in this manner; in this way; like this
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
chilly; unpleasantly cold
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched