few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
front; frontage; facade; main
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
speech and conduct; words and deeds
joints; points (of a speech)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind