bowing out; retiring voluntarily
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
heart; guts; nerve; central part
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
advance; moving forward; progress
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
step; stride; counter for steps
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to chase; to run after; to pursue
stairs; stairway; staircase
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
had better ...; had better not ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
not caring; not giving a damn
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
is that so? (generally rhetorical)