to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
bluff; false show of power; bold front
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
little by little; bit by bit
at first; in the beginning; originally
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
shopping; purchased goods
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(distinction of) sex; gender
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
junior high school student; middle school pupil
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
threat; intimidation; menace
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
remarkable; striking; obvious
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to shout (in anger); to yell
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
build; physique; frame; constitution
police officer; policeman; constable
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)