to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to sniff out; to get wind of
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
master thief; notorious robber
a little bit; a little while
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
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 drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that