at that time; in those days
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be found; to be discovered
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
burned down; entirely destroyed
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to be consistent; to be coherent
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
putting into operation; invocation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to assemble; to set up; to construct
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off