to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
the other day; a few days ago
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
back street; back alley; off-street
dilapidated house; deserted house
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
control; check; restraint; inhibition
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run about trying to escape
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
outside world; physical world
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
to be on the right track; to go well
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to be prominent; to be conspicuous