vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin talking; to open up
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
form; shape; figure; visage
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to go out and away; to leave
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
since one was born; (in) all one's life
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in this way; thus; such; uh...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...