to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
rest; break; recess; intermission
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
mental; spiritual; emotional
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
having not the slightest idea
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)