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
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
flight; desertion; escape
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
offender; criminal; culprit
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
murder; killing; murderer
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in the future; another day; later
to be surprised; to be astonished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
prohibition; inhibition; ban
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)