various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
that is to say; so that means
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
village office; local administration office in a village
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
here and there; everywhere
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
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)