thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to step over or across; to overcome
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reaching; attaining; arrival
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to subsist; to keep on living
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
don't you think?; indicates question
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
Britain (island); Great Britain
badness; evilness; bad; evil
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that