how many years; how long; what year
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
of no interest; not interested
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
clear; precise; definite; distinct
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
long ago; a long time ago; already
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
loveable; very likeable; like very much
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
real experience; actual observations
those (near the second person)
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent