management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
housing district; residential district
most part; greater part; majority
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be surprised; to be astonished
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
passing through without stopping; passing by
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say