direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
performance of one's official duties
to approach; to draw near
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
account book; register; ledger
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
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
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?