close to the wall; alongside the wall
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to step firmly; to harden by treading
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
front; frontage; facade; main
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sense of smell; olfaction
normalcy; normality; normal
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
even if; even though; however; no matter how
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen