(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
looking over someone's shoulder
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to raise one's voice; to shout
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
float; pontoon; float (beverage with ice cream floating in it); float
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer)
while; even though; despite
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to flare up; to burst into flames
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
power; might; authority; influence
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
confidence; trust; faith; credit
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)