to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
fifth day of the month; five days
when; how soon; how long until
grasp; catch; understanding
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
old soldier; veteran; old hand
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
annexation; merger; swallowing up
riskiness; (level of) danger
consideration; taking into account
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
flour; meal; powder; dust
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
supreme leader; ultimate leader
in good health; alive and well; going strong
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
before it happens; previously
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
invisibly; secretly; privately
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
disposition; temperament; temper; nature