to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
called; known as; that; to say
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(another's) daughter; young lady
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
armed might; military power; the sword; force
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
ordinary citizen; the general public
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
demotion; relegation; downgrading
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
name; given name; first name
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
higher rank; better position
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response