the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
danger; peril; hazard; risk
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
police officer; policeman; constable
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken