siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be manageable; to be able to handle
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
desperately; for one's dear life
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
no way to do; nothing can be done
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
certainly; surely; definitely