(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
question; inquiry; enquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
caller; visitor; company; guest
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
opposite bank; farther shore
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
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.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
festival; feast; carnival
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to face; to go towards; to head towards
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee