thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
penalty; sentence; punishment
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to close (one's eyes); to shut
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
hand used like a sword in striking
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
hidden treasure; treasured article
young and energetic; up-and-coming
information technology; IT
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
on countless occasions; many a time
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares