absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to run around; to bustle about
long ago; already; a long time ago
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
trade; buying and selling
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
danger; peril; hazard; risk
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
like this; in this way; as you see
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
slope; slanting surface; bevel
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly