to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
all; entire; whole; altogether
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
everything; anything; nothing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
derailment; digression; deviation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
interior; inside; internal
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
at once; immediately; right now