to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
comfort; consolation; diversion
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
timewise; temporal; chronal
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to be opposite; to face each other
preface; introduction; preamble
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no