rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
riskiness; (level of) danger
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
second day of the month; two days
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to order; to command; to appoint
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
immediately; right away; on the spot
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)