fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
it's been a long time; long time no see
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
good-for-nothing; worthless
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
personal (employee); employed; retained
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
every evening; every night
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
personage; person (deserving of respect)