(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to give an impression; to make an impression
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
I see; that's right; indeed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
shoji (paper sliding door)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
unexpectedly; surprisingly
low tone; bass; low voice
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out