brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
police; police officer; police station
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
while; even though; despite
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to slide into; to slip into
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
silence (not speaking); muteness
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case