continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
authenticity; credibility
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
decision; settlement; definition
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
with a start; with a jump
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount