of late; lately; this part; this point; here
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
affected part; diseased part; wound
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
carefree; free from worry
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
way one walks; one's walk
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
both hands; both arms; ten
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
in deep black; in jet black
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
going straight on; going straight ahead
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance