to find out; to discover; to detect
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to watch intently; to stare
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
formative experience (from one's youth)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency