tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to encamp; to take up positions
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
the other day; a few days ago
to have a talk; to tell a story
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to become clear; to be made public
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to pause; to have a short intermission
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to speak; to hear a voice
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
back street; back alley; off-street
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
wherein; therein; thereinto