to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be erected; to be built
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
between times; when there's a spare moment
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
(not) even once; (not) ever
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
metallic sound; metallic clank
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest