to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
river surface; surface of a river
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to serve; to work for; to attend
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
society; the world; the times
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness