to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
unidentified flying object; UFO
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)