the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
active people; doers; people who get things done
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
head; brains; intellect; understanding
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat