to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
guardian; protector; patron; parent
guardians; parents; father and older brother
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
pleasant feeling; good vibes
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
being somewhat excited (agitated)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
the last moment; the very end
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to become fraught with emotion
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation