to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
zentai; skin-tight suit that covers the entire body
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
being startled; getting a shock
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
failure; mistake; blunder
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
in that way; like that; that way
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in