considerably; fairly; quite
settlement; solution; resolution
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
difficult to ...; hard to ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
go that far; to that extent
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end