foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
pride; dignity; self-respect
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
action; operation; effect; function
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
how long; how much; to what extent
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
slight; thin; on the weak side
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun