to join forces; to cooperate
many; numerous; various; large number of
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
night watch; night sentry
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
an assortment; combination
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
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
to head home; to leave for home
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
destination; recipient; addressee
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)