advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to slap; to strike; to spank
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
hand used like a sword in striking
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
even more; still more; further
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
back (of a chair); backrest
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
small number; few; minority
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash