(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
the front; honest; upright; decent
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
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)
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
much less; to say nothing of
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to stop walking; to pause
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre