to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
person concerned; interested party; related party
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
(separate) house; detached house
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
bluff; false show of power; bold front
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use