reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
something; some kind of; for some reason
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to recall; to remember; to recollect
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
had better ...; had better not ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
already; now; no longer; not any more
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine