right behind; just behind; directly behind
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
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to thrust away; to send flying
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to leap back; to jump back
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
by itself; automatically; naturally
sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface
every person; each one; everybody
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
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.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of