to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
pre-war days; before the war
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
hey there; I say; see here
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air