to be surprised; to be astonished
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
still; as yet; as it has been
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
after that; afterwards; thereafter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
year in, year out; always; 24-7
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
relationships with the opposite sex
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take away; to carry away
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday