to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
on the occasion of; at the time of
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pupil; student; schoolchild
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
notice; attention; observation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)