everyone has a past; every person has their own history
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
opposite side; other side; other party
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to press a question; to cross-examine
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to say; to be pleased to say
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
imagination; supposition; guess
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart