whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be hesitant; to feel timid
had better ...; had better not ...
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
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
how many months?; how long?
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
admiration; being impressed (by)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
by your leave; with your permission
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
height (of body); stature
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to make an appearance; to show up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert