first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to keep (a person) waiting
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
recognition; acquaintance
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)