speed; velocity; pace; velocity
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
(not) so much; (not) that much
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
urgency; exigency; emergency
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational