your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
reality; actuality; hard fact
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
moving about; stirring about
(with a) start; fright; alarm
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have no chance (of succeeding)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to read the situation; to sense the mood
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
splish-splash; with a splash
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
letter; missive; note; mail
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for