the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more