important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(some) more; even more; longer; further
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
that; the matter in question
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to call out; to ask someone to come
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
conviction; belief; confidence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
since when; from when; how long
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to give directions; to issue instructions
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
training; drill; practice; discipline
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)