to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
reason; cause; circumstances
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
leader of a delegation (body, party)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
the other day; a few days ago
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to go out and away; to leave
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
tenth day of the month; ten days
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear