interference; intervention; meddling
belongings; appendage; accessory
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
in succession; one by one
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to jump from one thing to another
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
disorder; disturbance; unrest
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker