to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
calm; composed; leisurely
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to happen to meet; to come across
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
messenger; envoy; emissary
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
self-defense; self-defence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise