to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to affect; to impact; to influence
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
note (letter) left behind; will
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
closing time; lockup; curfew
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to jump from one thing to another
extensive; vast range; wide scope
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(not) even with; (not) even using
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
overall; general; as a whole
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient