to quicken one's pace (steps)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
flight; desertion; escape
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
by itself; automatically; naturally
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
simmer; bubble out; flow out
confusion; mixing; merger
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
well known; well connected
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
handful; small amount; small number
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
more than anything; above all else
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
depravity; corruption; degradation