absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
clapping and cheering; applause
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
refund; rebate; repayment
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse