to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
epidemic; plague; pestilence
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
odds and ends; all; every
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
between the pages of a book; between two books
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to remove; to move out of the way
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to crawl out of; to creep out of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
outside the country; abroad
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
flour; meal; powder; dust