the matter you have been talking about
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
inspection; examination; check
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to drink up; to drain (cup)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to look forward to something
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
bloated (with liquid; of a stomach)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to come and go; to go back and forth
falsely similar; counterfeit
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to