sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
feudal retainer or warrior
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
in comparison to; rather than
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have a rumor circulating