interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to crouch; to squat; to cower
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
after that; afterwards; thereafter
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
again; once more; a second time
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
of no interest; not interested
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
reading aloud; recitation
to tumble down; to roll down
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to walk away; to saunter off
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience