to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
discovery; detection; finding
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
arrest; apprehension; capture
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to carry around; to carry on one's person
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
intelligence or information network
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
invisibly; secretly; privately
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to look around; to survey
since when; from when; how long
story; tale; talk; discussion
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
for your information; I'm telling you