the following week; the next week
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
factory; plant; mill; workshop
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
revisiting; visiting again
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
in process; during execution; runtime
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
remembrance; recollection; recognition
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
tall figure; high stature