to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to throw away; to abandon
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
dilapidated house; deserted house
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear