to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
near-miss; just missing (each other)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
invisibly; secretly; privately
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to understand; to make out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
flaring up; bursting into flames
to understand from experience
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to stop walking; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
top of the head; crown of the head
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!