to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
river; stream; River; the ... river
speaking voice; talking voice
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to fall off; to tumble down
to press a question; to cross-examine
to not believe one's ears
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
be (that) as it may; having said that
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
without; but if; otherwise; or else