something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
busters (e.g. ghost busters)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
cooperation; collaboration
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
directly opposite; right in front
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
silence (not speaking); muteness
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
move with haste (when you have no doubts)