book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
chief; main; principal; major
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
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)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to happen to meet; to come across
probability; likelihood; chances
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
presence (impressive quality)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to be entwined; to be involved
without permission; without notice
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)