to be sooty; to be stained
commencing with; including
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to chase; to run after; to pursue
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
behind; in the rear; in back
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
scattered animal feed; ground bait
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to jump from one thing to another
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
threat; intimidation; menace
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
left side; left-hand side
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
light; faint; pale; fleeting
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
desperately; for one's dear life
just because; even if; even though