your acquaintance; people who know
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
severe wound; serious wound; gash
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
technique; art; skill; move
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
briskly; quickly; promptly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
overnight; since last night
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with