quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hereabouts; around there; that area
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
and; AND (Boolean operator)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
sour look; surly face; pout
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to some extent; to a certain extent
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
in good health; alive and well; going strong
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
you (plural); all of you; you all
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
interested person; volunteer; supporter
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club