police; police officer; police station
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
story; tale; talk; discussion
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to slide into; to slip into
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
damp; moist (negative nuance)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite