to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
surrounding at a distance
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
whole face; all over one's face
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to quicken one's pace (steps)
apparent age (of someone); rough age
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to become vulgar; to coarsen
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
looking pale; looking unwell
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost