outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
compulsory execution; forcible execution
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
misrepresentation; false statement
exhaust sound; exhaust note
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
middle of the night; dead of night
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
anonymity; using an assumed name
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
duty; obligation; responsibility
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in