U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
starting point; starting line
reaching; attaining; arrival
step; stride; counter for steps
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
accurate; correct; precise; exact
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
(not so) much; (not) very
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
adds force or indicates command
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
rising; ascending; climbing
acceleration; speeding up
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
second (unit of time); arc second
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)