very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
how many months?; how long?
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
discovery; detection; finding
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
and yet; despite (all) that
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
family; members of a family
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society