to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
genuine; authentic; true; real
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
(not) a single person; (no) one
heating power; thermal power; firepower
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
large amount of money; great cost
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to flare up; to burst into flames
to let out a cry; to break forth
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
sickroom; hospital room; ward
sick person; patient; invalid
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own