early (days); initial stage; initial
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
lost article; something forgotten
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
at once; immediately; right now
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
story; tale; talk; discussion
Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reeves, species of barking deer); Chinese muntjac
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dispersing; breaking up; running away
instant; moment; for an instant
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to smash violently; to crush
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice