formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to begin to walk; to set out
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
sudden change; sudden turn
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
back street; back alley; off-street
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum