to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to do someone in; to bump someone off
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
close; intimate; on good terms
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on