chief; main; principal; important
reason for being; raison d'être
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deserted village; poor village
shopping; purchased goods
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
folding; intramolecular self-assembly; folding (knife, chair, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
young persons' association
speech; expression; wording; language
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to arrive home; to return
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
within the year; before the year is out
marriage ceremony; wedding
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)