to chase; to run after; to pursue
determination; resolution
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
it's been a long time; long time no see
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
story; tale; talk; discussion
as you see; as you can see
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
surroundings; environs; circumference
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
index finger; forefinger; second toe
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)