to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to be silent; to say nothing
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
person of common sense; common sense man
higher rank; better position
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
error; mistake; slip; bug
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
home; household; family; hearth
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
founder of a religious sect
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other