soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
rope; cord; policeman's rope
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
no!; no no!; no, not at all
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
feeling; sense; impression
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to become pale; to turn pale
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
changing clothes; change of clothes
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to pick up; to find; to gather
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)