at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
living thing; living creature; animal; life
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to approach; to draw near
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
to discuss; to talk together
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to ask a high price; to overcharge
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
river; stream; River; the ... river
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
unidentifiable; unidentified
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to fall ill; to be taken ill
(not) even once; (not) ever
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly