slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
looks; personal appearance; features
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
moment; brief space of time
as usual; as is one's habit
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
instruction; direction; briefing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
cannot be compared with; no match for
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
general mobilization; general mobilisation
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
continuation; succession; series
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
-less; lacking; non-existing
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
interval; break; pause; spare moment
rest; break; recess; intermission
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
being startled; getting a shock
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
not worth considering; out of the question
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...