to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
such; like that; in that way
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
classmate; friend in the same class
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to rock; to shake; to swing
alert status; emergency alert
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to go past; to pass; to pass by
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer