trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
influence; effect; impact
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
position; job; employment; opening
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
pursuer; pursuing party; posse