sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
meanwhile; in the meantime
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
front; frontage; facade; main
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
blood relationship; blood relative
to check; to stop; to keep back
while; during (the time when)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
business world; business circles; (the) industry
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
opinion; point of view; visual point
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist