speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
drawing ability; skill at art
to fly around; to scatter
near miss; just missing (each other)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to go past; to pass; to pass by
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
investigation; research; looking something up
to approach; to draw near
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
as soon as possible; ASAP
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense