to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
university student; college student
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to be found; to be discovered
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
eccentric; crank; oddball
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
while; during (the time when)
disapproval; disagreement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
severing of connections or relations
of course; certainly; naturally
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
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)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection