strangeness; abnormality; disorder
discovery; detection; finding
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
opposite side; opposition
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission