somehow; for some reason or other
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
(electric) torch; flashlight
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
line; queue; procession; matrix
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
summertime; summer season
late at night; at a late hour
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
of course; certainly; naturally
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
the real criminal; true culprit
to find out; to discover; to locate
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)