homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
although; but; even though; I wish that
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude