to telephone; to make a phone call
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
considerably; fairly; quite
production (e.g. play); direction
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
other side; opposite side; other party
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
gradually; slowly but steadily
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)