to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
height (of body); stature
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to shake one's head (in denial)
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to begin to walk; to set out
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
scenery; scene; landscape
observation; survey; watching
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy