threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the other day; a few days ago
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
trivial; not amounting to much
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style