to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
it is not (like that) either
literally; to the letter; literal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
financial power; financial means; wealth
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
one's family; family member
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
presence; sitting with; being with
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to attempt; to test; to try out
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
deadly serious; deadly earnest
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
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
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to taste; to try (food or drink)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally