investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
practice; practising; training; study
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
a little bit; a little while
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
way (of doing); manner; method; means
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
as planned; according to plan
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person