near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
foreign enemy; outside invader
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to change (one's clothes)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
door; gate; opening; title page
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
time; hour; period; class
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
dry field farming; dry field crop
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation