echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
as a child; when one was a child
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
manly; masculine; like a man
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to speak; to hear a voice
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
is never the case; has never happened
boarder; boarding student
somewhat below; slightly below
difference; disparity; gap
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
curfew; lockdown; grounding
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
victim; injured party; sufferer
to take away; to carry away
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity