making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
cash bonus; reward; bounty
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be silent; to say nothing
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
go that far; to that extent
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
armed might; military power; the sword; force
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
even though; despite; when
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky