to ascertain; to check; to make sure
wherein; therein; thereinto
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to show up; to appear; to turn up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
that's the way it is; such is life
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
question; inquiry; enquiry
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how; in what way; how about
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed