to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to look around; to look towards (us)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to thrust away; to send flying
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
period (interval of a game); piri (Korean double reed instrument)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to be infected; to be contagious
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
manners; courtesy; etiquette