gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
half the body; half length
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
presence; sitting with; being with
outsider; someone outside of a group
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to devour; to bite to death
(in) his way; peculiar to him
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to watch over; to watch attentively
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message