beginning; outset; first; onset
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
matter causing distress; something causing worry
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
inclination; tendency; nature; character
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous