as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
bank; banking institution
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
since; henceforth; ever since
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to make a fool of (someone)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to open (one's eyes) wide
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
grudge; complaint; reproach
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
apartment building; housing complex