mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
as you see; as you can see
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
stepping back; drawing back
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
reason; cause; circumstances
close to the wall; alongside the wall
very interesting; of great interest
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
color scheme; colour scheme
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene