to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
passengers getting on and off (a train)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
hot topic; talk of the town
woman; lady; adult female
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
boy; son; baby boy; young man
double suicide; lovers' suicide
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to put one's hand on; to touch
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to thrust down; to push off
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
on the way home from work; returning from work
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear