to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
publication of results; announcement of results
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
arriving at the same moment
winning in a flash; instant defeat
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
at least; at most; (even) just
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to refuse; to decline; to deny
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
write jointly; collection of autographs
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise