to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
with a start; with a jump
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
styptic; stopping of bleeding
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
major incident; major happening; big scandal
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
slight intoxication; being tipsy
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
each house; every house; many houses
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
with a start; with a jump
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
posterity; future life; life to come
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse