to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
on the way home from work
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
dotted line; perforated line
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
being startled; getting a shock
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
Europe and America; the West
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
such; like that; that sort of; very
(not so) much; (not) very
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade