as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be needed; to be wanted
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to lead someone around by the nose
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another