my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
since when; from when; how long
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
surname; family name; last name
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
river; stream; River; the ... river
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one by one; one after another; successively
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
such; like that; that sort of
in accordance with; according to
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
the same generation; coeval